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ESPN Page 2 - Page 2: Reasons to watch the Stanley Cup finals
ESPN Page 2 - Page 2: Reasons to watch the Stanley Cup finals
1. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin: The most exciting tandem since Gretzky and Messier, these franchise cornerstones are a combined 41 years old, which is still five years younger than …2. Chris Chelios: A first-ballot lock for the Badass Hall of Fame, he's one of the fittest athletes you'll see in any sport. He might be the only one to have actually threatened his commissioner with physical ...
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44 Reasons to Watch the Stanley Cup Finals
On Frozen Blog — ... reasons to watch the Cup finals, including the funny-because-it’s-true (”Not one word about Roger Clemens or Spygate”), the snarky (”Brian Engblom’s hair”), and the dead-on correct (”Unlike in the NBA Finals, the last minute of a Stanley Cup finals game doesn’t take 45 minutes.” and “HD technology has improved the viewing experience of hockey more than in any other sport except perhaps women’s beach volleyball.”). ...

44 Reasons to Watch the Stanley Cup Finals
KK Hockey — ... tandem since Gretzky and Messier, these franchise cornerstones are a combined 41 years old, which is still five years younger than … 2. Chris Chelios: A first-ballot lock for the Badass Hall of Fame, he’s one of the fittest athletes you’ll see in any sport. He might be the only one to have actually threatened his commissioner with physical violence. 3. Not one word about Spygate. 4. Not one word about Roger Clemens. continued...

The Stanley Cup Finals that will save the NHL?
Snapshots — ESPN's Page 2 posted 44 reasons why casual fans should tune in to watch the Stanley Cup Finals, and Sportsine's Wes Goldstein sounds a familiar media cry in declaring the Red Wings-Penguins matchup a "Hollywood-scripted" Final: ...

TIME FOR WINGS
Mondesi's House — ... uphold tradition that really stinks [Finder] From the Trib: Pens must steal one game on road [Rossi] Penguins, Wings will learn to loathe [Starkey] Pittsburgh fans compose odes to Pens Destiny leads Pens to Cup What if Penguins hadn't drafted Fleury? Hometown kid Malone set to make history Puck possession could lead to victory ESPN: 44 reasons why you should watch the Stanley Cup finals 10 Great 1-2 Duos ...

87 Mile
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog From Behind The Veil Of Cryptic Online Identities — ... Edmonton Journal ] Rob Scuderi's name kept popping up. With that said, we are going out on the biggest limb of all time. Rob Scuderi is scoring a goal GUARANTEED :: Covering the Finals like nobody's business. [ AOL Fanhouse ] :: Instead of 80 links, just go here and have a ball. [ NHL.com ] :: 44 Reasons to watch the Cup Finals. [ ESPN.com ] Your brain cells may go on strike if you read that. ...

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